4 Fun Groundhog Day Activities
Celebrate Groundhog Day with your students with these book ideas, online resources, printables, and fun freebies! You’ll have lots of engaging activities to keep your Kindergarten - Grade 3 students learning about groundhogs on this February 2nd winter celebration!
Books
What better way to introduce groundhogs to your students than through books! I’ve curated a collection of fiction and non-fiction titles for you to share.
Click on the graphic to take a closer look at these titles, and save them on Instagram for future years!
NO-PREP GROUNDHOG LESSONS
Many of us don’t have extra time in the day to research and create extra lesson plans for “fun” topics. So, I created two (identical) Groundhog Day resources for you to share with your students. If you want to do a whole-class lesson, check out the Google Slides lesson, and follow it up with matching differentiated printables.
If you want to “assign” some groundhog fun, check out the Boom Cards (with audio) for sharing. Either way, you’ll learn some interesting facts about groundhogs AND a bit about the history and relevance of this annual celebration.
MORE ONLINE RESOURCES
Do you think your students will want to learn EVEN more about groundhogs and the Groundhog Day celebration? Be sure to check out more facts on the following websites. Canadian Encyclopedia, Britannica On the Wiarton Willie website, check the Kids Zone for some fun printables.
Freebie!
I created a Groundhog Day Word Search for your February 2nd celebration. Grab this simple, no-prep activity that you can use year after year!
Now for the important question…
Do you think the groundhog will see his shadow this year????
I’m hoping for an early spring! 🌷
Jenn
